{"id":155030,"date":"2026-04-02T04:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:14:14","slug":"breaking-plane-crashes-in-northeast-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155030\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two people were seriously injured after a small plane made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport Wednesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The crash took place at around 3:45 p.m. at Fluehr Park, near Grant and Torresdale avenues in the East Torresdale neighborhood, according to the Philadelphia Fire Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two people were onboard, and firefighters had to extricate one of them, the department said.\u00a0 Both were taken to a local hospital in “serious condition,” PFD added.\u00a0 Officials indicated the plane was connected to Legacy Flight School.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check MetroPhiladelphia.com<\/a> for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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